1config TTY
2 bool "Enable TTY" if EXPERT
3 default y
4 ---help---
5 Allows you to remove TTY support which can save space, and
6 blocks features that require TTY from inclusion in the kernel.
7 TTY is required for any text terminals or serial port
8 communication. Most users should leave this enabled.
9 10if TTY
11 12config VT
13 bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT
14 depends on !S390 && !UML
15 select INPUT
16 default y
17 ---help---
18 If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with
19 display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you
20 can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on
21 one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one
22 virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another
23 one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run
24 an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals
25 is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>.
26 27 The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the
28 properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The
29 man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special
30 character sequences that can be used to change those properties
31 directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with
32 the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined
33 with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command.
34 35 You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use
36 of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an
37 embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some
38 memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial
39 or network connection.
40 41 If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new
42 shiny Linux system :-)
43 44config CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS
45 depends on VT
46 default y
47 bool "Enable character translations in console" if EXPERT
48 ---help---
49 This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation
50 on virtual consoles.
51 52config VT_CONSOLE
53 bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EXPERT
54 depends on VT
55 default y
56 ---help---
57 The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages
58 and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you
59 answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with
60 a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most
61 common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want
62 the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case
63 you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below).
64 65 If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual
66 terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change
67 that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which
68 would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man
69 bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or
70 loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
71 72 If unsure, say Y.
73 74config VT_CONSOLE_SLEEP
75 def_bool y
76 depends on VT_CONSOLE && PM_SLEEP
77 78config HW_CONSOLE
79 bool
80 depends on VT && !UML
81 default y
82 83config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
84 bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
85 depends on HW_CONSOLE
86 default n
87 ---help---
88 The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
89 terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
90 console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console
91 drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than
92 1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to
93 select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the
94 virtual terminals.
95 96 See <file:Documentation/console/console.txt> for more
97 information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to
98 <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt>.
99 100config UNIX98_PTYS
101 bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EXPERT
102 default y
103 ---help---
104 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
105 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
106 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
107 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
108 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
109 and xterms.
110 111 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for
112 masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme
113 has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later,
114 however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a
115 pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo
116 terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo
117 terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was
118 traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example.
119 120 All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys. Say Y unless
121 you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
122 123config DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES
124 bool "Support multiple instances of devpts"
125 depends on UNIX98_PTYS
126 default n
127 ---help---
128 Enable support for multiple instances of devpts filesystem.
129 If you want to have isolated PTY namespaces (eg: in containers),
130 say Y here. Otherwise, say N. If enabled, each mount of devpts
131 filesystem with the '-o newinstance' option will create an
132 independent PTY namespace.
133 134config LEGACY_PTYS
135 bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
136 default y
137 ---help---
138 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
139 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
140 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
141 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
142 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
143 and xterms.
144 145 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx
146 for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo
147 terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including
148 security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most
149 systems, it is safe to say N.
150 151 152config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT
153 int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use"
154 depends on LEGACY_PTYS
155 range 0 256
156 default "256"
157 ---help---
158 The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time.
159 The default is 256, and should be more than enough. Embedded
160 systems may want to reduce this to save memory.
161 162 When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit
163 architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures.
164 165config BFIN_JTAG_COMM
166 tristate "Blackfin JTAG Communication"
167 depends on BLACKFIN
168 help
169 Add support for emulating a TTY device over the Blackfin JTAG.
170 171 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
172 module will be called bfin_jtag_comm.
173 174config BFIN_JTAG_COMM_CONSOLE
175 bool "Console on Blackfin JTAG"
176 depends on BFIN_JTAG_COMM=y
177 178config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
179 bool "Non-standard serial port support"
180 depends on HAS_IOMEM
181 ---help---
182 Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
183 which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver.
184 This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades,
185 Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many
186 serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in
187 connections.
188 189 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
190 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
191 the questions about non-standard serial boards.
192 193 Most people can say N here.
194 195config ROCKETPORT
196 tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support"
197 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
198 help
199 This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards.
200 These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or
201 modems. For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem boards
202 and this driver read <file:Documentation/serial/rocket.txt>.
203 204 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
205 module will be called rocket.
206 207 If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here. If
208 you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N.
209 210config CYCLADES
211 tristate "Cyclades async mux support"
212 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || ISA)
213 select FW_LOADER
214 ---help---
215 This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards.
216 You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
217 your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
218 219 For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read
220 <file:Documentation/serial/README.cycladesZ>.
221 222 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
223 module will be called cyclades.
224 225 If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N.
226 227config CYZ_INTR
228 bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation"
229 depends on CYCLADES
230 help
231 The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op
232 modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check
233 the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time
234 (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt
235 mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the
236 status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If
237 unsure, say N.
238 239config MOXA_INTELLIO
240 tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
241 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
242 select FW_LOADER
243 help
244 Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.
245 246 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
247 module will be called moxa.
248 249config MOXA_SMARTIO
250 tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0"
251 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA)
252 help
253 Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or
254 want to help develop a new version of this driver.
255 256 This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with
257 changes finally resulting in PCI probing.
258 259 This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
260 mxser. If you want to do that, say M here.
261 262config SYNCLINK
263 tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support"
264 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && ISA_DMA_API
265 help
266 Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial
267 adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit
268 synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter).
269 270 This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
271 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
272 The module will be called synclink. If you want to do that, say M
273 here.
274 275config SYNCLINKMP
276 tristate "SyncLink Multiport support"
277 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
278 help
279 Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports)
280 serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up
281 to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for
282 RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21
283 284 This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be
285 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
286 The module will be called synclinkmp. If you want to do that, say M
287 here.
288 289config SYNCLINK_GT
290 tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support"
291 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
292 help
293 Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of
294 synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters
295 manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com)
296 297config NOZOMI
298 tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter"
299 depends on PCI
300 help
301 If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card -
302 Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here.
303 304 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module
305 will be called nozomi.
306 307config ISI
308 tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support"
309 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
310 select FW_LOADER
311 help
312 This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several
313 serial ports. The driver is experimental and can currently only be
314 built as a module. The module will be called isicom.
315 If you want to do that, choose M here.
316 317config N_HDLC
318 tristate "HDLC line discipline support"
319 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
320 help
321 Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that
322 support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter.
323 324 This driver can be built as a module ( = code which can be
325 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
326 The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M
327 here.
328 329config N_GSM
330 tristate "GSM MUX line discipline support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
331 depends on NET
332 help
333 This line discipline provides support for the GSM MUX protocol and
334 presents the mux as a set of 61 individual tty devices.
335 336config TRACE_ROUTER
337 tristate "Trace data router for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
338 depends on TRACE_SINK
339 default n
340 help
341 The trace router uses the Linux tty line discipline framework to
342 route trace data coming from a tty port (say UART for example) to
343 the trace sink line discipline driver and to another tty port (say
344 USB). This is part of a solution for the MIPI P1149.7, compact JTAG,
345 standard, which is for debugging mobile devices. The PTI driver in
346 drivers/misc/pti.c defines the majority of this MIPI solution.
347 348 You should select this driver if the target kernel is meant for
349 a mobile device containing a modem. Then you will need to select
350 "Trace data sink for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard" line discipline
351 driver.
352 353config TRACE_SINK
354 tristate "Trace data sink for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
355 default n
356 help
357 The trace sink uses the Linux line discipline framework to receive
358 trace data coming from the trace router line discipline driver
359 to a user-defined tty port target, like USB.
360 This is to provide a way to extract modem trace data on
361 devices that do not have a PTI HW module, or just need modem
362 trace data to come out of a different HW output port.
363 This is part of a solution for the P1149.7, compact JTAG, standard.
364 365 If you select this option, you need to select
366 "Trace data router for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard".
367 368config PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN
369 tristate "ePAPR hypervisor byte channel driver"
370 depends on PPC
371 select EPAPR_PARAVIRT
372 help
373 This driver creates /dev entries for each ePAPR hypervisor byte
374 channel, thereby allowing applications to communicate with byte
375 channels as if they were serial ports.
376 377config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
378 bool "Early console (udbg) support for ePAPR hypervisors"
379 depends on PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN=y
380 help
381 Select this option to enable early console (a.k.a. "udbg") support
382 via an ePAPR byte channel. You also need to choose the byte channel
383 handle below.
384 385config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC_HANDLE
386 int "Byte channel handle for early console (udbg)"
387 depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
388 default 0
389 help
390 If you want early console (udbg) output through a byte channel,
391 specify the handle of the byte channel to use.
392 393 For this to work, the byte channel driver must be compiled
394 in-kernel, not as a module.
395 396 Note that only one early console driver can be enabled, so don't
397 enable any others if you enable this one.
398 399 If the number you specify is not a valid byte channel handle, then
400 there simply will be no early console output. This is true also
401 if you don't boot under a hypervisor at all.
402 403config GOLDFISH_TTY
404 tristate "Goldfish TTY Driver"
405 depends on GOLDFISH
406 help
407 Console and system TTY driver for the Goldfish virtual platform.
408 409config DA_TTY
410 bool "DA TTY"
411 depends on METAG_DA
412 select SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
413 help
414 This enables a TTY on a Dash channel.
415 416config DA_CONSOLE
417 bool "DA Console"
418 depends on DA_TTY
419 help
420 This enables a console on a Dash channel.
421 422endif # TTY
423